Auto tire lock



J. MANLY A Uro TIRE Loox n 'Filed April 24; 1926 Sept. 2, 1930. v

gwwnto/o 10,'Y after appear. e g Embodiments of the'sinvention are illus Patentedv Sep't;p 2 19302 f g 'fAU'mo kmimi: LOCK c Thisinvention relatesv toa tire lock,f"more y particularly it relates toa device adaptedto lock a tire toits rimand'the rimto'afwheelfi tation,8, adapted to receive the bolt when or spare tire holder.

5V yAn object fof the inventionis to vprovide a` llock'nieans whereby the theft of ai tireV from `*its rim or yof the rim from itswheel or holder isrendere'ddii'iicult, M 1 L Other-objects andadvan ages Twill hereintrated in the accompanying drawings?) in Which- Figure l isa vertical'transversef'section" through'avftire, tire rim and lock'thereforf'V 'Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the tire,` tirerirn fandlockshown, FigL urenlf Y y e The'y usualI 1 extending aroundthe-bead lengthwise ofthe tire.- These wires `prevent the tire from being stretchedso as to remove thesame frorn'overj the rimfthus requiringthe rim to .be'br'okenf i A'beforethe tire can be removed therefromj.l4r ythe rimY is generallybroken by beingcontracted, it -is apparentfthat Aso long' astheY rim is upon Va wheel -or-V upon affspare tire v holder7 such contraction eannot be' 5 effected,` 30 and the tire removed from the rim.

The series ofv wires'referredfto Aabove are n(the purpose of allowing a llock[member 4",

v5"'encireles the outer portionofithe bolt 'bei' 45 tween theitire 'rim-'anda'shoulderidfornud y1l"isffantomatically lmovedf into Y engagement Q55" with indentation f3; thusfholdin'g the bolt'zin Y its raised position; In order-fto'unlocl; theAA Y i,

.l `rim andrtire from`v the wheel,V a key of special 'sothatthe same fmay beremoved bypliers should the jspiral springi llose its tension. l

preferably' a spring lock,V toengavge" therein;

, andhold theboltwhen tliesa'me :is pressed f downwardlya'suicientdistance. VThe bolt -is reduced toits oute'rend andspiral springl f vInvnr combination. With 'afti're holder com# .-onlthe bolt;` This spring v tends rto force the 'Y bolt2 downwardly. f

`The tirerim 'iis provided withan indeny -upperend ofgthe bolt engages in the indentation 8, when simultaneouslythe spring .lock ,f

design for each 'owner isinserted in the lockfr and turned untilthe lock4moves out of 65", engagement with-.the indentation '3.

` lThey-pressure Vof" the'spiral spring 5L=will Y c. j then: force the'boltoutffrom the indentation f 'L straight walled;- or Lstrai'ghtf; edged tire is provided with; a seriesofwires 8 andallowtherim'tofbetakenoffeflAglug 9 isprovided{onfthe,lower end ofthebolt;v l

. Aelose'. fitting housing*c onstitutedbya bossv` f :I Y 'l' lOpr'otectsthegmechanisrniof the lock rorn `vwater,dirtor other matter,V said housing `rising *fromthefbase' of thefohannel .in the rimortire holder, tothe level ofthe rimV f.

VV7l-vvhich bridgessaid channel, 'andfbeingjw fclosed tol tlieingress of foreign" matter by z the rimirwhenthelatter isin place,and`is 7s l 'l i adapt'edtohave a screw dust cap-.llremov indicated in thedraWi-ngs by the numeral; bwftehed t0 the Outer-endthefeOf--f Y'The-f c The'orm oflock disclosed in'fthe drawing" will no w be described. `In theannular chan- [nel of the rim oritire holder Vand--vpr'eterably opposite the Vvalve stein thereof isL a bfolt'2. This `bolt'is provided with indentations?)v fori` chain 12,; Y f

prisingachanneledlannulus, and a':rimseated v said channel, a c Iindrical hollow boss rising Y f said rim to lock the same, said reduced part i if?, u Y 1,7%,936

upon said rannulus in bridging relation to from the base o ysaid channel to the level of said rim, n, the latterl forming a closure for the outer end vof said boss, a bolt having an inner part slidablykfftting in said boss, and ak reduced outer part operatively engaging defining Withv the surrounding Wall of said bossyand said rim, an enclosed chamber,fan

10 actuating 'sprlnglfhoused Wlthln sind cham- Y kloer,userid-bolt being .formed with means Yadaptedto '-nterengage "with Vthel locking element cfa lock. f 15 l, V.In testimony Whereol,aiX mysignatureL V i' l f JOHNMANLY."

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